Pope Visits Venice Biennale, Dakar Biennale Postponed, Vienna Actionism Show Protested, and More: Morning Links for April 29, 2024
Here’s what we’re reading this morning.
Artnews
Metropolitan Museum of Art Signs Cultural Agreement with Thailand
The agreement was signed by museum director Max Hollein and Thailand’s director general Phnombootra Chandrajoti.
Nazi-Looted Monet Painting Held by FBI Expected to Be Returned to Owner’s Descendants
When the war ended, the family and heirs appealed to the German and Austrian governments for the painting’s return, with no luck.
Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Art Heads to Auction, Where It May Break Records
If it sells for its estimate of $600,000, it will become the most expensive piece of ephemera related to the series ever auctioned.
British Arts Center Apologizes for Canceling Palestinian Film Events
More than 1,000 artists were boycotting the Arnolfini center, claiming that it had committed censorship.
New Legal Filing Deems Bombing of Gaza’s Saint Porphyrius Church a ‘War Crime’
The rights organization Justice For All claimed that Israel intentionally targeted the site.
First Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Statue Unveiled, with a Smile and Three Corgis, in England
The first memorial statue to Queen Elizabeth II remembers the queen’s softer side.
Venice Residents Protest New Entry Fee to the City
Venice has launched a €5 entry fee to curb the effects of excessive tourism, but local residents are against the move, calling it a “theme park” and claiming it will do nothing to curb the effects of…
Gladstone Gallery Now Represents the Estate of Lawrence Weiner in New York
A pioneer of Conceptual art, Weiner died in 2021 at the age of 79.
